Interviewer
Suzanne M. Vernon
Files
Description
Herb Styler discusses his childhood in Minnesota, where he was born in 1923 and lived until serving in World War Two. He recalls how after returning from the service, he met and married his wife, Leona, in Minnesota in 1947. Both Herb and Leona describe moving to Montana in 1952 when Herb signed on to work on the Hungry Horse Dam. They talk about moving to Kalispell, Montana, once the dam was complete, where Herb began working for the U.S. Forest Service. Herb notes that he was subsequently assigned to work in Swan Valley so the family relocated to that area. Herb discusses laying roads and trails in the area. Herb and Leona describe changes in the logging industry, the U.S. Forest Service, wildlife, and the general development of the area.
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Document Type
Oral History
Subjects
World War, 1939-1945; Hungry Horse Dam, Montana; Kalispell, Montana; U.S. Forest Service; Swan Valley, Montana; Logging, Montana; Wildlife, Montana
Original Date
7-15-1999
Time Period
Twentieth century
Geographic Coverage
Montana
Language
eng
Original Collection
Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project, OH 422, Archives and Special Collections, Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula
Digital Publisher
University of Montana--Missoula. Mansfield Library
Rights
Copyright to this collection is held by the interview participants and by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana-Missoula. Permission may be required for use. For further information please contact Archives and Special Collections: (406) 243-2053 / library.archives@umontana.edu
Oral History Number
OH 422-030
Media Type
Sound; Text
Original Format
1 sound cassette (01:00:00 min.) analog + 1 transcript (17 p.: 28 cm.)
Digital Format
audio/mp3; application/pdf
Run Time
01:00:37 minutes
Local Filename
OH_422_030.mp3; OH_422_030.pdf
Citation
Styler, Herb and Styler, Leona, "Herb Styler and Leona Styler Interview, July 15, 1999" (1999). Upper Swan Valley Oral History Project. 9.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/upperswanvalley_oralhistory/9